Armband



A. L. HERRMANN ARMBAND.

APPLICATION FILED 05c. 23, 1918.

Patented July 13, 1920.

gvvvenfoz A.L.Herrmann ARTHUR L. HERRMANN, 015 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ARMBAND.

Specification ofLetters Patent. I Patented July 13, 1920.

Application filed December 23, 1918. Serial No. 268,115.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .I, -ARTHUR L. HERB: MANN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Armbands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to arm bands or sleeve holders, and an object of the invention is to provide an arm band, of elastic material, which, when not in place about the arm of the wearer is free from any strain thereon, thereby increasing the longevity of the arm band.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arm band, which may be easily and conveniently applied to the arm of a user, without necessitating the drawing of the band upwardly over the shirt sleeve, and consequently preventing the rumpling or soiling of the cuffs, or sleeves of the wearers shirt and also to provide an arm band which is adjustable as to length, and carries a relatively large loop upon one end, and the receiving portion of a clasp structure upon the other end, which receiving portion carrying end is inserted through the loop, and passed back upon the elastic strip for connection with the inserting portion of the clasp structure which is adjustably carried by the elastic band, thereby permitting a double adjustment of the length of the arm band and permitting its ready adjustment, when upon the arm of the wearer.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved arm band.

Fig. 2'is a plan View of the arm band, in its normal position.

Fig. 3 is a section through the arm band showing the manner of connecting its end.

Fig 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the arm band showing the adjustable inserting portion of the clas structure.

Referring more particu arly to the drawing, 1 indicates the strip of elastic which forms the main body of the arm band. One end of the elastic body stri 1 is looped to connect a metal loop or lin 2 thereto, and

The stud 7 of the clasp structure is carried by a plate 8. The plate 8 is hingedly supported upon a suitable clamping wire 9 which has a plate 10 also carried thereby and positioned upon the opposite side of the elastic body strip 1 from the plate 8. A

clamping tongue 11 is struck from the plate 8 and extends at right angles thereto so that when this plate is positioned in its normal position in engagement with the elastic body strip, the latter is securely clamped between the edge of the tongue 11 and the inner surface of the plate 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, and when the plate 8 is swung outwardly, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, its connection with the elastic body strip 1 is released, allowing the stud 7 of the clasp structure to be adjusted longitudinally of the body strip 1.

When not in use, the improved arm band is as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, or in one continuous length, relieving all portions of the elastic body band 1 from strain, and consequently increasing the longevity of the arm band. In use, the end carrying the receiving portion 6 of the clasp structure is inserted through the link or loop 2 and bent back upon itself as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the loop 12 thereof receiving or engaging over the stud 7 of the clasp structure and in so mounting the arm band upon the wearers arm it is unnecessary to slip the band upwardly over the arm or hand and consequentlv dispensing with the many undesirable features contingent with the placing of the ordinary type of arm band upon the wearers arm, such as the rumpling and soiling of the cuffs and shirt sleeve, and also the stretching of the elastic body strip, which naturally weakens the same. The receiving structure of the clasp may be adjusted at any desired place upon the length of the body strip 1 for regulating the cirg garter or for any other suitable analogous purpose without departing from the spirit of this invention and it is also understood that changes in details may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In an arm band or garter, the combination of an elastic body, a loop carried by one end of the body, a clasp structure including a stud and an eye, said eye carried by one end of said elastic body, said stud adjustably carried by said body, the end of said body carrying said receiving portion adapted for insertion through said loop and bending back upon the body portion for connecting with said stud.

2. In an arm band or garter, the combination of an elastic body, a loop carried by one end of the body, an eye carried by the opposite end of the body, a stud adjustably carried by the body, the end of said body carrying said eye adapted for insertion and bending back upon the body portion for connection with said stud, and means for adjusting the operative length of'said body band.

3. In an arm band or garter, the combination of an elastic body band, means for adjusting the operative length of said band, a stud carried by one end of the body band, and an eye adjustably carried by the body band and arranged to engage said stud.

ARTHUR L. HERRMANN. 

